in recent years, heavy metal contamination of rice in different parts of the world has raised concerns about its safety and provoked crisis in it's global production and trade. in iran, also some studies have reported on the heavy metal contamination of native products. however, the concentration of heavy metals in rice grain could be influenced through preparation and cooking. this study aimed...

This work presents a theoretical model describing the transport phenomena involved in food cooking. Aim of the study is to determine the influence of some of the most important operating variables, especially humidity and temperature, of drying air on the performance of cooking process of pork meat. Thermal processes are increasingly important in determining the safety and quality of retail pro...

The authors present a new concept of digital gastronomy — Cornucopia, a futuristic cooking methodology based on digital technologies. They discuss how they have merged kitchen tools with science fiction and actual technologies to create this new design space for gastronomy. The Virtuoso Mixer, the Digital Fabricator and the Robotic Chef were conceptualized to enable more flexibility and control...

The American Journal of Occupational Therapl' Wheelchair users often have difficulty cooking WIth a conventIonal freestanding cooking range, in part because the 36-in. high working surface is too high for them. Barrier-free standards suggest a working surface height of 28 in. to 34 in. (710-86'5 mm) for wheelchair users (American National Standards Institute, 1986; Canadian Standards Associatio...

in this investigation, the effects of the precooking (cooking with saturated steam, microwave and oven) and sterilization (115, 120 and 130 ° c, with same sterilization value) on the amount of iron, zinc, copper, calcium, sodium, of silver carp was studied during canning process. the results of measuring elements in the raw and precooked fish were ranged from 3.05 to 4.19 for copper, 71.45 to 8...